River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-06
but how DO you know-how did
YOU learn?'
Ask me no more questions.
.sWaD but

YOU learn?
Ask me no more questions
well. but
Don't but me, Frank Were not
married, and I'm your master now.
Take $3.50 from me and put it into the
pool.
The Bariield, St Barnaby & Waukee-
shaw was one of those railroads begun
when everything was at paper value,
that ran from Bariield. which was next
TO nowhere. To Waukeeshaw, which was
about the same kind of place, with a
branch to St. Barnabv. an oUt-of-the-
way spot 1t was 100 miles long with
it, branch. Other railways fought tt
and refused connection: il was heavily
mortgaged; its expenses a little over
balanced its receipts at times. and il had
stood As 9. nominal at that, for two
years. Nobody wanted il. in fact, al
any price. Suat it would ever rise
seemed improbable if not impossible,
Ind two days after Moore had secured
a contract at ) per cent and bought at
9. buyer ten days. the stock figured n
8. Some one had found out the rUr-
chase and was bearing. He had to Ill
up and he grew frightened, lie
couldn't sleep web. Milly, whose little
balance of $50 was drawn on. As she
insisted il should be, was >anguine.
She did not believe in Van Stopel a a
lover, but She had greal confidence in
him a. AN operator in stocks.
It leaked ont that all the leading
brokers had contracts ON hand 10 de-
liver large amounts of stock, and the
bears went to work But suddenly il
was known that all the shares. barring
a hundred or 80, were locked up. Then
came a startling rumor. as the stock
went up twenty, thirty. forty, anything
you please. that Van Stopel was behind
the scenes pulling the strings.
Wall street raved. Ii was a corner.
Now corner Is two-edged sword,
and keen as a razor; unless managed
dextcrously it cuts both ways. A gang
of brokers in the face of ruin are like
bucks At bay. They are dangerous.
But Van StOpel was master Of his art.
He did not desire TO ruin anybody. if
the result was TO destroy his profits.
With a noble magnanimity not properly
appreciated by this evil generation he
compromised at 30. His gains only
amounted to a few millions. The street
br,athcG easier. Moore. who did the
same thing-had to, in fact. for when
the lion roars the eat crieS-breathed
very fast with establishment
The day afterall was over Peter Duke
came into the counting-room and ex-
amined all the letters Of the morning.
suddenly he tapped his bell and sent
fol- Mr.. Moore but the manage had
gone to Wall street.
What takes him there? Send him
in when he comes. and at the word
Moore entered 20, you're here. are
YOU? | have "a letterhere from jenkins
How did that last invoice Of fat turn
out?"
Lovely, sir: lovely, Everything is
lovely. and the goo,e-
What is the matter with you, Mr..
Moore? You seem excited
do I2 So | am.
The old soap-boiler turned his chair
around and gazed on the young man,
who went on with his talk.
Didn't you say. sir. that l could
have Miss Millicent whenever | wa,
able to settle 100000 on HERE
.'Of course l did. but stop nonsense
and 20 into business.
That's just what | say. papa, said
Milly, who came in a. he spoke, ''stoT
nonsense and 90 to business
What do You want?'
Frank thrust a bank-note into the
old man hand. Mr.. Duke opened il
and looked up in establishment
Nassau Bank. hundred and
eighty odd thousand, Why, where did
YOU get ito"
Bought B.. 5 & W.-buyer 10, and
soon.
"Gambling in stocks, and the firm :
money going through your hands,
Il beg your pardon. Mr.. Duke. but
| used my own money. ! never was in
. the street before, and | shan't 60
again.
And then he told the story of his ven
turc and the great stroke of the great
operator
But how did you know? Did he
take YOU imp
No. but''-he was going to say
''Milly took him in. but he didn't
lie merely added, Il had hin. from
Milly.
Duke whistled and then he laughed.
GcntIe reader, sir or madam. don't inf
erupt me by asserting that Milly's e
trick was bad and the whole set weTss
pluuderers. | am telling a story, not
discussing 4 question Of morals.
You'll keep your promise?" inquir-
cd Moore anXiOusly.
MY daughter shall never maray the
manager Of a Soap-workS.
But You said exclaimed the
couple.
..Of course. said. and | say now.
YOU are discharged aS manager.
Frank countenance fell. and Millv
looked reproach.
Il can't get along very well without
you, and I'll compromise. said Duke,
with twinkle in his exc. phillip has
one-forth interest in the concern. III
let YOU have another fourth the day
YOU settle that hundred thousand on
MiIly She -han't marry mere MAN
ager, but | have no objection to part
ner i'm the firm a a sOn-in-ltW.